Operating Instructions

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RQT8672
You can enter up to 16 programmes up to a month in
advance. (Each daily or weekly programme is counted as
one programme.)
1 Press [PROG/CHECK].
2 Press [3, 4] to select “New Timer
Programme” and press [ENTER].
3 Press [1] to move through the items
and change the items with [3, 4].
≥Press and hold [3, 4] to alter the Start (Start time)
and Stop (Finish time) in 30-minute increments.
≥You can also set Name (Programme position/TV
Station Name), Date, Start (Start time), and Stop
(Finish time) with the numbered buttons.
≥You can also press [REC MODE] to change the
recording mode.
≥Date
≥To enter programme name
Press [2, 1] to select “Programme Name” and press
[ENTER]. (➡ 43)
4 Press [ENTER].
The settings are stored and the programme goes to
timer recording standby.
The timer icon is displayed in left column.
“F” lights on the unit’s display to indicate timer
recording standby has been activated.
Repeat steps 2–4 to programme other recordings.
To exit the timer recording list
Press [PROG/CHECK].
1 While the unit is on
Press [∫].
The confirmation screen appears.
2 Press [2, 1] to select “Stop
Recording” and press [ENTER].
Recording stops and the timer recording is cancelled.
(Daily and weekly timers remain and timer recording
will start as programmed.)
1 Press [PROG/CHECK].
2 Press [3, 4] to select the programme
and press [A].
The timer icon “F” (➡ left) disappears.
≥To put the programme on recording standby
again
Perform step 2 again before the programme start
time to put the programme on recording standby.
Timer recording will work only if the timer icon is
displayed.
≥“F” flashes on the unit’s display for about 5 seconds when
the unit cannot go to timer recording standby. (e.g. a
recordable disc is not in the disc tray).
≥Timer recordings begin when the set time is reached even
when recording or when playing.
≥If the unit is turned on when timer recording begins, it
remains turned on after recording finishes. It does not turn
off automatically. You can turn the unit off during timer
recording.
≥If the unit is not put in the timer recording standby mode at
the last 10 minutes before the programmed timer recording
starting time, the “F” flashes on the unit’s display. In this
case, insert a recordable disc to put the unit in the timer
recording standby mode.
≥If you are making consecutive recordings that will start one
after the other, the beginning of the later programme
cannot be recorded.
e.g. Programme 1 10:00–11:00
Programme 2 11:00–12:00
≥If the actual broadcasting times of timer recordings overlap,
the recording that starts first always has priority, and the
recording of the later programme will start only after the
first timer recording has finished.
≥[VIDEO Plusr] and [PROG/CHECK] will function even
when the unit is in standby mode.
≥You cannot eject a disc while the unit is in timer recording
standby mode.
Manually programming timer
recordings
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a.
Date: Current date up to one month later
minus one day
;:
Daily timer: SUN-SAT>MON-SAT>MON-FRI
;:
Weekly timer: SUN>--->SAT
Timer
Recording
RETURN
ENTER
Press ENTER to store new programme.
Mode StopStartNo. DateName
Drive
space
SP
OK
20:0019:00BBC1
15/ 7 TUE
01
New Timer Programme
F
1:58 SP
Remain
12:53:00 15/ 7 TUE
Timer
Recording
Mode
StopStartNameName Date
17:0016:0015/ 7 TUE
BBC1
Programme Name
1:58 SP
Remain
12:53:00 15/ 7 TUE
SP
Timer
Recording
S
No. DateName
1
9
BBC1 15/ 7 TUE
01
New Time
r
F
Timer icon
Mode StopStartNo. DateName
Drive
space
SP
OK
20:0019:00BBC1
15/ 7 TUE
01
New Timer Programme
F
When “!” appears,
make sure the disc
has a sufficient
space.
To cancel recording when recording
has already begun
To release the programme from
recording standby
Notes on timer recording
11:00
Programme 1
Programme 2
Recorded
Recorded
Not recorded
Timer recording
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